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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1967
Page
9
Richard Speck, 25, was sentenced to die in the Illinois electric chair for the killings of eight student nurses. He was sent to a diagnostic center before transfer to Stateville Penitentiary as the appellate process moves forward.
Gov. John Connally and state agency leaders met with a 40-member federal team in Austin to seek ways to smooth federal grants. Connally warned of potential 1975 management crises and urged better coordination amid misunderstandings and disarray in federal grant administration led by the Office of Emergency Planning director Bryant.
House Ways and Means Committee debates trimming Social Security benefit increases proposed by President Johnson. Discussions focus on averaging around 13 percent and avoiding steep wage base tax hikes, with no agreement on exact schedule yet.
Sukarno, 66, observed a quiet birthday as retirement limits his public role. Acting president Suharto reportedly barred use of Merdeka Palace for a celebration with about 100 friends at his former residence, while Antara notes Sukarno spent the day at Bogor Palace.
Federal investigators probe cause of the large scale power outage that darkened 18 million people in New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and beyond. Officials consider air conditioner strain or a transformer fault while denying sabotage.
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